EPISODE · Jun 1, 2026 · 14 MIN
Tales of a Traveller Section 32 - The Devil and Tom Walker, Part One
from The Washington Irving Library · host Washington Irving
In which a miserly husband and wife, dwelling near a desolate swamp reputedly haunted by the devil’s deeds, harbour a mutual distrust as grim as their poverty, leading the husband into a mysterious and uncanny encounter with a dark and formidable stranger amid the gloomy old Indian fort. This revelation stirs the embers of avarice and discord, as elements of old superstition and shadowy commerce intertwine beneath the towering pines and whispering marshes of a remote Massachusetts inlet.
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In which a miserly husband and wife, dwelling near a desolate swamp reputedly haunted by the devil’s deeds, harbour a mutual distrust as grim as their poverty, leading the husband into a mysterious and uncanny encounter with a dark and formidable stranger amid the gloomy old Indian fort. This revelation stirs the embers of avarice and discord, as elements of old superstition and shadowy commerce intertwine beneath the towering pines and whispering marshes of a remote Massachusetts inlet.
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